Environment Human Elements: When giraffes speak, this scientist listens Animal welfare scientist Dr. Bonnie Baird helps zookeepers by using numbers and graphs to learn what animals are trying say. by Beatriz Costa Lima / February 10, 2020
Environment The world's first commercial electric aircraft could take off in the PNW The region is poised to lead the way in electric flight thanks to an ambitious partnership between MagniX and Harbour Air. by Beatriz Costa Lima / December 5, 2019 / Updated at 3:06 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2019.
Environment How to thrive in isolation, according to one of WA's last fire lookouts For ‘Lightning’ Bill Austin, life in a Methow Valley lookout tower isn’t too different from life under social distancing. by Beatriz Costa Lima / April 20, 2020
Environment Podcast | On WA’s coast, the threat of a flood is its own disaster Reporter Hannah Weinberger tells us how a monumental levee project could ease economic turbulence in two Grays Harbor County cities. by Sara Bernard / February 1, 2023
Environment Human Elements: How a biologist uses data to help salmon and humans Fisheries biologist Kwasi Addae uses data to help salmon and people live in balance. by Beatriz Costa Lima / February 25, 2022
Culture Podcast | Why one man biked every single street in Seattle Reporter Conor Courtney explains how cyclist Danny Roberts began the passion project — and what the journey meant to both of them. by Sara Bernard / July 12, 2023
'I'll always be Lightning Bill': A lookout reflects on 29 seasons of smoke and fire When Bill Austin started as a fire lookout, he was one of three watching over the Methow Valley. Today he's the last one. by Beatriz Costa Lima / September 13, 2019
Environment Old nets kill marine life every year, but the Army is diving to the rescue Hundreds of derelict nets are tangled deep in Puget Sound, threatening delicate marine habitat. So Washington wildlife officials enlisted the Army's deep-sea dive team for help. by Beatriz Costa Lima / August 26, 2019
Environment Podcast | Hunting for one of Washington’s rarest flowers Professor Steven Clark is on an ongoing quest to find a rare daisy that helps us understand the intricacies of evolution. by Ted Alvarez & Sara Bernard / September 22, 2021
Environment Podcast | WA group brings science to the legend of Sasquatch To find the mythical beast, members of the Olympic Project first analyze the evidence. by Ted Alvarez & Sara Bernard / September 15, 2021